This pentavalent vaccine, used at a health centre in Mali, is a combined vaccine with five individual vaccines conjugated into one, intended to actively protect people from multiple diseases, including hepatitis B. (9 March 2018) UNICEF/Ilvy Njiokiktjien GENEVA, Switzerland – A new study by World Health Organisation (WHO), published on Friday in Lancet Global Health, […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Efforts to address the issue of human trafficking in the CARIFORUM region are being bolstered with a new study on human trafficking that is expected to provide a greater understanding of the problem within and across its borders. A Canadian firm, Dunn, Pierre, Barnett and Company, Canada Limited, has been engaged by […]

PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten  – The 5th annual Caribbean Aviation Meetup conference will again be held on St Maarten/St Martin June 16-18, 2020.  CARIBAVIA as the event is popularly called is the most significant results and solutions-oriented communication platform on the subject of ‘airlift’ in the region. It has gained increased appreciation by international professionals and experts […]

GENEVA, Switzerland – Following Switzerland in the rankings are Sweden, the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. India has risen most in the rankings since 2018, jumping five places to fifty-second most innovative country. The annual Index, which has been published for the last 12 years by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, will convene the third regional meeting of youth leaders: Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV and AIDS on 30 July – 2 August 2019 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad […]

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — A strong advocate for the advancement of regional integration in the region, prime minister Ralph Gonsalves’ tenure as chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) focused on deepening relations amongst member States and improving the quality of life for citizens. Key areas of focus, under Gonsalves’ chairmanship, were: (a) […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Twenty-five representatives from across the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA’s) 18 participating states are benefiting from a regional tsunami technical training workshop being held in Barbados from July 23 to 26, 2019. The workshop is an activity of a project where Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines and […]

BELMOPAN, Belize – Eighteen border control officers from seven member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are undergoing a four-week training course in Fisheries Prosecution and Interdiction, organized by the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) in collaboration with the CRFM Secretariat, the government of Barbados, and the British Royal Navy’s Fisheries Protection Squadron. […]